Reports on the efforts of a group of English Universities which formed the Science in Social Context (SISCON) project in an attempt to incorporate social considerations into science courses. Argues for the validity of such efforts by finding shortcomings with present science disciplines. (CP)

Presents the present status of unified science education and provides a pragmatic, philosophical and psychological rationale for this approach. (GS)

In this paper the author presents ideas of some science educators who, in their writing, have emphasized problems of re-orienting specialists for teaching unified science. The paper makes a few preliminary suggestions on how specialist teachers may be given the necessary assistance in scientific content, philosophy and teaching strategy to prepare…

Describes a three-year coordinated sciences course taught to Italian high school students by physics and biology teachers and biology, physics, and psychology faculty from the University of Palermo. The course examines the structure of matter and energy from physical, biological, chemical, economical, and historical viewpoints. (MLH)

Describes two high school courses, "Chemistry of Technology (Chem Tech)" and "Physics of Technology (Physics Tech)," that emphasize multidisciplinary learning through applicative, hands-on activities. Provides course descriptions, lists the advantages of using a unified science-technology model, and discusses limitations of…

A broadened view of scientific literacy for general education revision is detailed, including the history, philosophy, and sociology of science and science and technology studies. We provide a case study from an interdisciplinary college, argue for the integration of science studies into general education curricula, and discuss barriers to success.

Several concerns regarding a shift from separate science disciplines to unified science in the secondary school are expresed. As an alternative, a life science--materials science diversion is proposed with applied sciences in each division providing an overlapping of areas. (CP)

Contains excerpts from ASEP Newsletters on safety in the science room, making and using compost, energy, unified science, and a variety of other topics. (CP)

Contributions made by UNESCO are evaluated and a plan of action is presented. Accomplishments as measured by publications, conferences and workshops, and technical services are discussed, along with future plans. (DF)

Included in this record of the proceedings of the eighth annual conference of the Federation for Unified Science Education (FUSE) are texts of major presentations, panel discussions, and contributed papers. Other activities of the conference are also reported. (CP)

Reported are the results of an eight-item questionnaire survey of 31 educators (high school teachers and others) representing a nationwide sample of individuals believed to be currently involved in a unified science program at the high school level (grades 9-12). This survey was designed to determine the relationship of unified science to…

This publication is the draft record of papers and reports presented at plenary sessions of the International Conference of the International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU). The theme of this conference was "Education of Teachers for Integrated Science." The papers deal with problems related to preservice and inservice teacher…

This publication provides a current listing and description of programs, student instructional materials, and related literature in the field of unified science education. In Part I, international unified science programs are presented alphabetically by country, followed by United States programs listed by state. Each program description includes…

Presents the conceptual levels theory of Hunt and his associates. Indicates how it can be used as a means to develop a theoretical framework from which the validity of unified science curricula can be examined. (HM)